Yusuf Pathan took two wickets in an over to rock Auckland Aces' run chase against Kolkata Knight Riders in the second CLT20 qualifier match at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Monday.
Pathan scalped Jimmy Adams (18) and Rob Quiney (0) in the tenth over soon after Aces' lost Lou Vincent (40) in the previous over.
Vincent and Adams compiled a 59-run stand to lead Auckland Aces' run chase after their chase got off to a disastrous start as Martin Guptill was run out on the first ball without facing a ball.
Knight Riders run charge hit a roadblock when they lost four wickets in three overs as they were restricted to 121/6 by Auckland.
Manvinder Bisla hit a 32-ball 45 before Michael Bates had him caught by Martin Guptill in the covers.
Openers Bisla and Jacques Kallis gave Knight Riders a fine start bringing up the team's fifty in the seventh over.
Auckland Aces came back in the game after the dismissal of Bisla.
Andre Adamas first clean bowled Yusuf Pathan and in the next over Robert Quiney took a superb diving catch at deep mid-wicket to dismiss Kallis (33) off Kyle Mills.
Mills struck again three balls later when he clean bowled Manoj Tiwary and in the next over Jimmy Adams ran out Ryan ten Doeschate with a direct hit.
Knight Riders then lost their sixth wicket when Shakib Al Hasan was run out by Andre Adams.
This was after Knight Riders captain Kallis won the toss and chose to bat.
In the run up to the tournament the Knight Riders received a huge setback in the form of captain Gautam Gambhir, who has been ruled out of the qualifiers after suffering a concussion when he hurt his head while attempting a catch during the England-India Test series.
To add to Knight Riders' problems, Gambhir is also uncertain for the main tournament if the Kolkata outfit progresses.
But Gambhir's absence, notwithstanding, the Knight Riders still hold an edge over Auckland.
On paper, the Kolkata outfit looks far more superior and stronger than the Kiwi side as it boasts of quality international cricketers like Eoin Morgan, Jacques Kallis, who has been named captain in place of Gambhir, Brett Lee, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary and Laxmipathy Balaji.
On the other hand, the Auckland Aces too has some international flavour in captain Gareth Hopkins, Martin Guptill, Chris Martin, Daryl Tuffey and Kyle Mills.
Teams:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Jacques Kallis (Capt.), Manvinder Bisla, Shreevats Goswami, Manoj Tiwary, Yusuf Pathan, Ryan ten Doeschate, Shakib Al Hasan, Rajat Bhatia, Brett Lee, Iqbal Abdulla, Jaidev Unadkat.
Auckland Aces: Gareth Hopkins (Capt.), Jimmy Adams, Martin Guptill, Lou Vincent, Robert Quiney, Colin Munro, Andre Adams, Kyle Mills, Ronnie Hira, Michael Bates, Chris Martin.
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